The Cemex Angerstein aggregates wharf and concrete plant can supply a wide range of aggregates and readymix to Angerstein and the surrounding Greater London area. Angerstein Wharf is the location of a marine construction aggregate and an associated cement facility, operated by the Cemex company, located on the south bank of the Bugsby's Reach of the River Thames in the New Charlton area of London in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It has safeguarded wharf status.OpeningThe wharf was named after John Julius Angerstein (1732–1823), a local land owner, investor, businessman and art collector who built a 1mi long railway line from the line that runs from to. The branch was leased to the South Eastern Railway from 30 October 1852 to 1898 when they bought it outright. The company established its signal works at the location although according to an 1895 map the route towards Blackheath had been disconnected. This area is referred to as the Angerstein Triangle but the date of the signal works closing is unknown (believed to be early 1980s).When opened the wharf had a river frontage of 755ft and could accommodate ships of up to 1,500 tons.Associated industriesBetween 1820 and 1930 dredging contractors Flowers and Everett operated on the site and operated a narrow gauge system with three locomotives. The steel firm Redpath Dorman Long operated a steel fabrication plant on the site between 1903 and 1978. Another steel company - the Greenwich Metal Works - operated on the site between 1913 and 1976.
